Author: Joan Holub
Illustrator: Scott Magoon
Publication Date: September 8, 2015
Publisher: Macmillan / Henry Holt
Pages: 32
Recommended Ages: 4 to 8
Book Description:
‘Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in
for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter!
The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa
Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons . . .
This parody of Clement Clarke Moore’s well-known poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is kid-friendly, clever, and just plain silly. Sure to become a holiday classic of a different kind!
But nothing would stop
their white-whiskered foe.
No matter their efforts,
he just would not go!
their white-whiskered foe.
No matter their efforts,
he just would not go!
I loved Holub's Knights before Christmas a humorous take on Twas the Night Before Christmas. In the classroom it could be used along side of the Traditional version to do a compare / contrast lesson. Yes, I'd recommend this book. It is a fun version that any medieval lover will quickly fall in love with. The illustrations are bright and bold and very eye catching.
Joan Holub is the author of 140+ books for children including the acclaimed picture books Little Red Writing, The Knights Before Christmas, and Mighty Dads, a New York Times bestseller. Joan co-authors (with Suzanne Williams) three series: Goddess Girls (ages 8-12, Greek mythology with a middle school twist), Grimmtastic Girls (for ages 8-12, fairy tale adventure with a middle school twist), and Heroes in Training (ages 6-11, Greek mythology adventure chapter books). Watch for her upcoming chapter book, What Was Woodstock?, and her board book, This Little President, both available in early 2016!
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